Education attainment
All population
University certificate, below bachelor
Female: 19,050This province: | 4.8% |
Canada: | 5.0% |
High school certificate
Male: 78,795This province: | 21.8% |
Country: | 24.3% |
Female: 94,000This province: | 23.8% |
Canada: | 26.7% |
ApprenticeshipTotal: 90,420This province: | 12.0% |
Country: | 10.9% |
Male: 55,800This province: | 15.5% |
Canada: | 14.3% |
No certificate
Female: 100,725This province: | 25.5% |
Country: | 23.4% |
CollegeTotal: 135,975This province: | 18.0% |
Canada: | 17.3% |
Male: 57,010This province: | 15.8% |
Country: | 15.3% |
Education attainment in this province
Aged 15 to 24
No certificateTotal: 51,165This province: | 43.4% |
Canada: | 39.9% |
Female: 23,235This province: | 40.0% |
Country: | 37.3% |
High school certificateTotal: 41,635This province: | 35.4% |
Canada: | 36.3% |
ApprenticeshipTotal: 3,900This province: | 3.3% |
Canada: | 4.4% |
Female: 1,440This province: | 2.5% |
Country: | 3.5% |
CollegeTotal: 8,675This province: | 7.4% |
Country: | 10.9% |
University certificate, below bachelorTotal: 2,375This province: | 2.0% |
Country: | 2.1% |
Female: 1,255This province: | 2.2% |
Country: | 2.4% |
University certificateTotal: 10,015This province: | 8.5% |
Canada: | 6.4% |
Female: 6,305This province: | 10.9% |
Canada: | 8.2% |
Aged 25 to 34
No certificateTotal: 12,060This province: | 11.5% |
Country: | 10.9% |
Female: 4,825This province: | 8.7% |
Country: | 9.2% |
High school certificate
Male: 11,880This province: | 24.1% |
Canada: | 25.0% |
Female: 11,310This province: | 20.4% |
Canada: | 20.2% |
ApprenticeshipTotal: 10,190This province: | 9.7% |
Canada: | 10.4% |
Male: 6,035This province: | 12.2% |
Canada: | 13.0% |
College
Male: 11,565This province: | 23.4% |
Country: | 20.4% |
University certificate, below bachelorTotal: 4,030This province: | 3.8% |
Country: | 4.5% |
Male: 1,805This province: | 3.7% |
Canada: | 4.1% |
University certificate
Female: 17,940This province: | 32.4% |
Country: | 32.8% |
Aged 35 to 64
No certificateTotal: 82,220This province: | 20.4% |
Canada: | 16.8% |
Female: 39,340This province: | 18.9% |
Canada: | 16.2% |
High school certificate
Female: 45,320This province: | 21.8% |
Country: | 26.4% |
Apprenticeship
Male: 36,925This province: | 19.0% |
Country: | 16.9% |
Female: 23,600This province: | 11.3% |
Canada: | 9.3% |
CollegeTotal: 85,005This province: | 21.1% |
Canada: | 19.6% |
Male: 35,720This province: | 18.4% |
Country: | 17.2% |
Female: 49,285This province: | 23.7% |
Canada: | 21.9% |
University, below bachelor
University certificate
Male: 34,830This province: | 17.9% |
Canada: | 21.9% |
Major field of study
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degree
Male: 180,845This province: | 50.1% |
Country: | 48.4% |
Health; parks; recreation and fitnessTotal: 54,675This province: | 7.2% |
Canada: | 6.7% |
Male: 8,435This province: | 2.3% |
Canada: | 2.6% |
Female: 46,245This province: | 11.7% |
Country: | 10.6% |
OtherTotal: 15This province: | 0.0% |
Canada: | 0.0% |
Male: 10This province: | 0.0% |
Canada: | 0.0% |
Social and behavioural sciences and lawTotal: 30,195This province: | 4.0% |
Country: | 5.0% |
Male: 9,220This province: | 2.6% |
Country: | 3.6% |
Female: 20,980This province: | 5.3% |
Canada: | 6.3% |
Business; management and public administration
Architecture; engineering; and related technologies
Female: 4,170This province: | 1.1% |
Country: | 1.7% |
Education
Male: 8,345This province: | 2.3% |
Canada: | 2.0% |
Visual and performing arts; and communications technologiesTotal: 8,725This province: | 1.2% |
Country: | 1.9% |
Female: 4,550This province: | 1.2% |
Canada: | 2.0% |
Physical and life sciences and technologiesTotal: 12,660This province: | 1.7% |
Canada: | 1.8% |
Male: 6,740This province: | 1.9% |
Country: | 2.0% |
Female: 5,915This province: | 1.5% |
Country: | 1.6% |
Mathematics; computer and information sciencesTotal: 14,975This province: | 2.0% |
Country: | 2.2% |
Male: 7,790This province: | 2.2% |
Canada: | 2.8% |
Agriculture; natural resources and conservationTotal: 6,855This province: | 0.9% |
Canada: | 1.1% |
Female: 2,225This province: | 0.6% |
Canada: | 0.7% |
Personal; protective and transportation services
Male: 15,135This province: | 4.2% |
Canada: | 3.1% |
Female: 12,595This province: | 3.2% |
Country: | 2.9% |
Location of study
Inside Canada
Female: 190,170This province: | 48.1% |
Canada: | 42.3% |
Outside Canada
Male: 11,120This province: | 3.1% |
Country: | 8.6% |
No postsecondary certificate; diploma or degreeTotal: 375,570This province: | 49.6% |
Canada: | 49.3% |
Male: 180,845This province: | 50.1% |
Country: | 48.4% |
Female: 194,720This province: | 49.2% |
Canada: | 50.1% |
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Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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